Posted on 07/15/2006 5:52:29 AM PDT by Esther Ruth
Jul. 15, 2006 15:19 | Updated Jul. 15, 2006 15:43 Five Katyusha rockets strike Tiberias By JPOST STAFF AND AP
For the first time since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the city of Tiberias, located some 35 kilometers south of the Lebanese border on the western bank of the Sea of Galilee, came under a rocket attack on Saturday. Tiberias is located outside the area that the IDF predicted would be hit by Katyushas.
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Three of the six Katyusha rockets fired at the city by Hizbullah landed in residential areas, with one landing near the Club Hotel resort, and one landing 15-20 meters away a gas station.
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At least one person was suffering from shock and evacuated to Poriya Hospital, while residents were told to enter shelters and fortified rooms. Local police were patrolling the vacation spot's beaches and promenades on Saturday afternoon, urging bathers to heed the Home Front Command's instructions and remain inside fortified rooms.
Moshav Kfar Hitim, near Tiberias, along with Migdal, Evron, and Abu Snan in the western Galilee were also hit.
After the attack on Tiberias, IDF officials warned that Hizbullah has missiles that could reach as far as 100-200 kilometers into the country, putting cities such as Jerusalem and Tel Aviv at risk if the weapons are used.
A senior Israeli intelligence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information, said that Hizbullah has 150 missiles that could reach a distance of 45 kilometers, and another 20 with a range of 100-200 kilometers.
"They may hit Tel Aviv," the official said, adding that intelligence officials were not sure why Hizbullah has not used the missiles since it started firing rockets at Israel on Wednesday.
At least 25 Katyusha rockets landed throughout northern Israeli cities, towns and kibbutzim on Saturday, 10 of which landed in Karmiel, where one rocket impacted directly on an apartment building. Several suffered from shock. In Nahariya, six people were lightly wounded and taken to hospital.
By three p.m. on Saturday, Magen David Adom reported treating 61 individuals, most of whom were suffering from shock. No shrapnel wounds were reported.
Hoping to hear that sofaman's son and friends are unharmed.
A senior Israeli intelligence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information, said that Hizbullah has 150 missiles that could reach a distance of 45 kilometers, and another 20 with a range of 100-200 kilometers.
"They may hit Tel Aviv," the official said, adding that intelligence officials were not sure why Hizbullah has not used the missiles since it started firing rockets at Israel on Wednesday.
Must be ok to spill sensitive information if done in anonymity.
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"intelligence officials were not sure why Hizbullah has not used the missiles" - waiting for the WMD warhead refit kit from Iran.
No indication anyone is considering using Patriots to counter these missiles, or possibility of SCUDs to come?
Prayers are up for Israel. May the righteous prevail over the enemies of us all.
Hez is just randomly aiming. I'm waiting to see if they accidently hit their precious dome.
"intelligence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity"?
All types of questions, flags and lets move on to the next story, whirl in my old brain when I read "condition of anonymity" with any so called intel person from any country.
Patriot missiles in Haifa
Thanks for the ping.
Pictures of large craters half filled with rubble where these rockets hit. Not a pretty sight.
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